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6-10 August 1918

Epic war drama set in the week when thousands of soldiers were given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest.

Final omnibus of Season 14, Needs Must When the Devil Drives, set in the week when thousands of soldiers were given agricultural furlough to help with the harvest.

Cast
Victor Lumley ..... Joel MacCormack
Effie Taverner ..... Lizzie Stables
Adeline Lumley ..... Helen Schlesinger
Charles Summer ..... Rufus Wright
Alexander Gidley ..... Matthew Beard
Daniel Marriott ..... Jonathan Bailey
Morris Battley ..... Sean Baker
Isabel Graham ..... Keely Beresford
Gabriel Graham ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Sylvia Graham ..... Joanna David
Silas Morrow ..... Shaun Dooley
Mrs Beast ..... Kerry Gooderson
Miss Millard ..... Emma Handy
Cathy Lawrence ..... Debbie Korley
Betty Newcombe ..... Annie McKenzie
Kitty Lumley ..... Ami Metcalf
Cora Gidley ..... Joanna Monro
Lionel Summer ..... Geoffrey Palmer
Clarence Ogden ..... David Sterne
Elspeth Taverner ..... Kelly Williams
Teddy Lawrence ..... Florence Duncalf
Peter Lumley ..... Beatrice White
Musicians ..... Helen Longhurst, Gunnar Cauthery, Susie Riddell, Jonathan Bailey

Written by Sarah Daniels
Story-led by Sebastian Baczkiewicz
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole

Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Composer: Matthew Strachan
Consultant Historian: Maggie Andrews.

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58 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Sep 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Victor LumleyJoel MacCormack
Kitty LumleyAmi Metcalf
Daniel MarriottJonathan Bailey
Adeline LumleyHelen Schlesinger
Peter LumleyBeatrice White
Effie TavernerLizzie Stables
Elspeth TavernerKelly Williams
Cathy LawrenceDebbie Korley
Teddy LawrenceFlorence Duncalf
Mrs BeastKerry Gooderson
Morris BattleySean Baker
Cora GidleyJoanna Monro
Sylvia GrahamJoanna David
Miss MillardEmma Handy
Silas MorrowShaun Dooley
Betty NewcombeAnnie McKenzie
Charles SummerRufus Wright
Lionel SummerGeoffrey Palmer
Isabel GrahamKeely Beresford
Gabriel GrahamMichael Bertenshaw
Alexander GidleyMatthew Beard
Clarence OgdenDavid Sterne
MusicianHelen Longhurst
MusicianGunnar Cauthery
MusicianSusie Riddell
MusicianJonathan Bailey
WriterSarah Daniels
DirectorJessica Dromgoole
Series EditorJessica Dromgoole

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Aug 201821:00
    BBC Radio 4
  • Fri 21 Sep 201810:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Fri 21 Sep 201815:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 22 Sep 201803:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

The Characters

The Characters

Set in Folkestone, Tyneside and Devon, meet Home Front's characters.

Podcast

  • Home Front - Omnibus

    Epic drama series charting the lives of a group of characters on the home front during WWI